Can’t Win Me Back

“Don’t cross the line, Jasper Beckett!” Javier cried, slamming his hand on the desk.

“Business is business, Dad. Keep the personal things out of it. That’s what you’ve always taught us

Jasper languidly leaned into his chair, expression calm.

“You’re greedy, that’s what you are! Haven’t you had enough? What should have been Justin’s post

was given to you already, yet now you still want to aim for the board? Why don’t you just swap in

as President yourself?” Javier roared.

Jasper sneered, shooting his father a cold glare. “Haven’t you benefited more from me being in my

current position? Ever since I was young, you have set a price on every single thing I wanted to

attain.

“You know full well why I’m in the CEO’s chair today, so why act like the innocent victim here?

We’re the only ones in this room. Don’t you get tired of putting on this act?”

left red–faced and

the company’s salvation from a serious

his seat and

looked back and said, “Of course, you could continue insisting on

if you don’t mind things spiraling further out of

his chest. He closed the door behind him and took a deep breath,

hadn’t had that

suffer for Sophia’s crimes and feeling helpless in meeting his demands was so refreshing and welcoming. It felt like he had been rejuvenated with

Jasper had to admit that he couldn’t

only planned to push Sophia out from the board, not cause

the family business.

done the work intended. They not only

Sophia keeping him

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her. Yet, disappointment and fury replaced these emotions

had said

he

Verdane Valley project from their

He glanced at the

“What now?”